In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Wiston like this:

Wiston and Roberton, par., Lanarkshire, on river Clyde, 13,140 ac., pop. 562; the church is near Wiston vil.

Wiston through time

Wiston is now part of SOUTH LANARKSHIRE Council. Click here for graphs and data of how SOUTH LANARKSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Wiston itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Wiston, in South Lanarkshire and Lanarkshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16947

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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